The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-05
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Cleveland's "lmpromp.a" 5psechcs EaSon
from the Amsr'a "a cycispoiia. X
Mev York Sun Tad. DtnI,) W 57, g555
What sors OF pseplr:.ioa has bosn be-.
slowed by Nj. Clsyslsai up N his series
Of Ws,;ssa sp,s:has? T ia q1as.ion
leads to a. N altar Of 8 INA dsllcasy, which
liz is not altogether plsassat to discuss.
Rsspsct f,r tha otli:s Q! tbs Caief M ists.
trate dcssrs us from su setting Mr.. Cieva-
land to the indisuisy cl tho parable. col.
lunn; nevertheless, literary consoiouos
requires that,the sou.caa OF his eloqusnGe
ahonld bo plainly indicated. Wa print
below one continuous passage from his
IEdianspolia opsech, bfoSau at intervals
by the Fragments Of another continuous
article Oh Indianapolis in e certain we'll
known repository Of FeuoTRt Information: !:
"I1diauapoii0 was nrst esttlsd in 1873"
Indianapolis was fl,a. settled by John
Pogue in March, lsl0.-Ths AmerIcaa
Oyclopedia] a.
5"Oae ysas alter its population nun.
bored fifteen fa.ailies." ln about a year
from that time it numbered fifteen iami.
lies.--Tde American Cyelopedia
"Chosen as the east Of tl.e Stats govern.
mont in 1921" 1t was chosen Gs the
seat 0! the State government ia January,
1921 The A:nesicln Cyc.opedia. .5, b
".lt WAS about thet time laid out as a
town aud given ita tpreseIt name" At
the same tiue tho Legislature gays it i.s
=! presan. name and s2poinsed Commission
srs to lsy 1t off as towR.-The American
Oyclopeiia y. +, 8: re
t7S5l"..'lt had no Incorporation until 1885,
lit wrs incoT2 2oratsd In 1886 Tho Amer
lcan Cyc!oped:a SF5 i,5 3H1lg. Y, z
nd did 10. recsivs i city charter till
1Sl7,'5t[sA1d received g city charter in
llS47'-Iae Amayies1 Cyc'opedia
"Th:s pEs,s2r in Mr.. Oleyelaud'ss speech
| is lifted bodily from tho American Cyclic.
pedia. The slight chau2os IL lsnguage-
changes OF tie verbs mood, or Of the con.
struction from tho affirmative to the neg.
alive expression Of The same idea--are
euch rs in ordinary eases Of plagiarism
servo to entabllBh tbs intsnt Of the literary
pilferer. As Ia usually the case, the alter.
ations ihsvs not improved the rhotorie; !;
for example, In twiatiag the Cyelopsaia's
statement, that She Legislature gave to
| 1H0lAlopSttp 40 pASsoAs AAa@Aet ,!hA. StCNS.
land ialla iuto the vulgar and indsiensbto
error Of afirmius that Indianapolis was
giyen'ii iiB present mans. IT was ineorpo.
ratcd in; 1856 says tho Oyclepsdia; 'lt had
no incorporation until 1885. Bays, the Pres.
ident,, r. reesivea j city chsrter inilS47,'
esys tho Cyclopclla, 1t did not receive q
city chartor tillslslJ,r aays III. C!syelaud,
3.s.g gsii ,t.if5i 4 CLEAR CASE. t5l
E"1u tho case ii Tetta Harte, tho use
made Of the Oyclopedia'0 language was
lees direct; yet the most casual compsti.
son Of the description Of yTerre Hante in
the s&f Cclopsdis with tho AZ pfesldent's
apeech proves thnt the latter had it9 In,
apiration and origin III cart iul study o.
that standard authority. s;ssis25 z !
e"!'I an told thss Terrs Haute is one Of
the most beautiful cities Of which Indians
can boast [It 10 well built and ha:
broad 4 streets ornamented with aheds
treea.'- American Cyclopsdia.l
fsiis"I.!Ths name oiiyour city indicates itt
beautiful and commanding location II,